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.T ESGE-125' PATENTED JAN 28 i868 JKM/@Zar mmf/ys uiten faire latrnt@time Laim Patent No. 73,855, dated January 2s, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MATCH-BOXES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCRN:

I Beit known that I, J.- H. WHEELER, ofAddisom-in the county of Addison,and State f Vermont, have invented a'n'ew and improved Match-Box; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will c nablc thoseskilled inthe art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part .gf this specification.

This invention relates-toa new and useful improvement in match-boxes,whereby they are rendered much more convenient than those in ordinaryuse; and it consists in such anarrangement of slides and springs that.

the4 box is not only made to contain the matches for pocket or otheruse, but provisionsis made for ignitng the same, and holding them foruse when lighted, as-will be hereinafter described.

This match-box is made to contain'any given and convenient number ofmatches', which are arranged 'therein with their prepared ends all inone direction, and the box is so constructed that a single match may betaken and separated fromvthe rest, and shoved upward through the 'endiofthe box, where it'is ignited by a slide, and afterwards held by theslide until used.

Figure 1 represents a, side view of the box, showing the springs whichactuate the pin within the box, by

which a single match isV separated from the rest.

Figure is a view 'of the opposite side ofthe box, showing the slidewhich holds the cap-slide in place when the box is not in use. l

Both of'these views represent the box closed as when carriedin thepocket.

Figure 3 is a section of fig. l, through the line -zc a2, giving an edgeView, and showing the separafing-pi'n.A

Figure 4 is a section of fig. 8, through thc line yy, showing` the boxsplit in two parts, with matches therein, shown in red, with one matchseparated from the rest and ignited. i

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the box.' At the base ofthe box there-is a slide, a, which, whenwithdrawn, allows the matches to be vintroduced intothe box. b is astud, by which the slide a is operated; c represents a spring on theoutside of' the box,"and c is a lever attached thereto, which is pushedin by the stud d. The fdlcrum i'v the lever is at e.

fis a pin, Awhich is thrown ont and in by pressing on'thelstnd d; g is aslide on the edge of the box, which is operated by thc finger bearingagainst the stud Il; By this slide the match is shoved through theorifice in the end of the box, as seen at t'. J is the cap oi' the box,which slides ingrooves, as seen in g. 3; mis a slot in the side oftheslide, and n'is a stop-pin' by which the slide/is controlled `in itsmotion back andi'orth; o (iig. 2) is a slide which fastens the cap Jwhen it is pressed down, as seen in therdrawing. The u nder side of ,theslide with it.

The operation will ybe readily understood from the drawing. 'After thematches are placed inthe box the vpifis withdrawn by pressing onthe studd, and the box is turned so that the matches will fall upon that sideofthe box. The pressure on the stud cl is now removed, when the pinfwillseparate one match from the rest, and hold it while the slide gisbrought up, when the end of the match is shoved against slid/e J, whichslide is drawn back with a'quicli movement, which ignites the match, asseenin the drawing. After ignition the match is shoved up through theaperture t' by the slide g, where it may be held for use by pushing backthe slide J against it. When used, the match is withdrawn, and the slideJ is replaced, as seen ifi-fig. 2, and the box is ready for anotheroperation. v l

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desiretoseeureuby Lettcrs'Patent- The combinatiomwith the box A, ofthe slidingcap J, slides ag, separator-fc c', and slide-lock o, all constructed,arranged, and operating slbstantially as set forth, and for the purposespecifiedf J. H. WHEELER.

Witnesses En. WHEELER,

BENJ. SHERMAN.

.J is roughened something like a iile, for producing the necessaryfriction on the match when it slides in contact i

